Reaching the top you stop and take deep breath. The blistering cold hurts your teeth, the bright snow covered valley your eyes. A minor discomfort, but the threat of snow blindness is real, and its consequences lethal. You pull your bearskin hood a little lower and squint your eyes as if trying to scout the perils ahead. From the land’s hardened predators to desperate Orcs scavenging for food. Nothing is hospitable about this beauty. Aside from the Hearts, Dwarven strongholds that welcome travelling braves like local heroes with warm salt & spice deer stew and a cold ale to rinse it all down. The all surrounding silence promises peace, tranquillity and fear of abandonment. Your horse steps closer and nudges your shoulder as to say, “you’re not alone” or more likely “we’re losing daylight you contemplating softie”. - Welcome to Thor’s tear.

#10YearChallenge

By now my Dwarven dominated island is 12. So I thought it would be fun to enter him/her into the #10YearChallenge so you can see the evolution.

5 Year ago

12 Year ago

Evolution

As you can see my little island came a long way. It’s filled with more POI’s (because 2 D&D adventuring parties ran around in it) but also the map’s quality evolved. Or at least I think so and really hope you think so too. If not, I’m not only tooting my own horn but wrong about it too.

But that evolution didn’t happen overnight (respectively 5 and 10 years) and certainly not by accident. So it’s time to say thank you to the people that taught, inspired and motivated me.